No doubt about it, Terrie. Breeding these little dogs is a challenge filled with hard decisions, uncertainty and hope. Myra Savant
>From: Terrie & Disney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] breeding hearts/Cavaliers >Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 14:47:55 -0500 > >Absolutely, however, I add elbows, thyroid and allergy history to that list >as >well and in addition to structure, type and temperament. What I am saying >is >that culling on the basis of testing cannot be taken to an *extreme*. For >example, multiple best in show CH I'm All That Plus A Bag Of Chips who >comes >from a line of outstanding Cavaliers and has been used at stud suddenly >buys the >farm at 5 years old. Now everyone who bred to him or has a sibling runs off >and >neuters and spays all related dogs. Continue to do this with every Cavalier >and >you soon have none left or the tightest genetic bottleneck imaginable. > >Terrie:) > >Myra Savant wrote: > > > Nor do I believe that MVD will go away in cavaliers. However, a breeder >can > > make a committment to test and to eliminate affected dogs from their > > breeding programs. Same with hips, eyes and patellae. > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
